Which of the following is FALSE about swap space use?
A) Swap space may be used to hold an entire process image.
B) Swap space may be used to store only pages that have been pushed out of main memory.
C) Swap space may be used to store the file system.
D) Swap space can be a dedicated swap partition, a swap file, or a combination of swap partitions and swap files.

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Swap space cannot be used to store the file system. It is used to temporarily store pages of memory that are not currently being used, in order to free up space in RAM for active processes. The file system is stored on disk and accessed directly from there, not through swap space.

Which of the Following Is FALSE About Swap Space Use